I'm in the process of trying to do that now to two armies so i know it's gonna be rough I just want to do it well this time so I don't need to do it again later on.
Most tau minis look great while some kind of mini is standing on top of their dismembered corpse... oh you're searching for some base decoration for your Tau... I always use tau as base decoration, looks cool if you ask me.
I used to do all my bases the same way back in the day when I started with this hobby. But now I find it just as exciting to come up with a new base concept for each project, as painting the miniatures themselves.
Yeah he's always got plenty of bad advice. This video has much less factually false info than most for him. When I want to be annoyed by a ebay type "pro painter" making videos I check his videos. Go watch hobby cheating do yourself a favor it'll lead you to actual pro's.
@@dlmdlm7685 Nah man- I think you took my sarcasm for sincerity. I don't always agree with everything Jay says but he usually gives pretty good advice. After watching thousands of hobby vids over the last decade I am a pretty good judge of what is and what is not bad advice and Jay's stuff is- far more often than not- good advice.
The weight on the bottom of the miniatures is to help stop them from falling over in my experience. Weighted miniatures feel better to move and set down I think.
I spent around an entire week prepping all my Gloomspite bases with various sands and stones, sticking wire through it and sculpting small rivolets of muddy water. Then sculpted more than a 100 mushrooms for all the bases varying sizes. Yes even for the humble spear&shield goblins. I love painting and making bases. Especially when tackling an entire army at once!
Personally, I tend to treat bases the same way Sideshow Collectibles treats their premium statues. The base is as much a part a canvas as the character inhabiting it, and can convey as much personality as the body language or facial expression of the miniature. Part of the reason I do this is because far too often, miniature games in my circle tend to be picked up and abandoned. It's hard to maintain interest in a mini if you're assembling it purely for a game, but I've found that treating each one as a miniature diorama helps me appreciate the aesthetic of the model more, and I've ended up keeping a lot of pieces that while I have no use for them, still end up being pieces I admire and proudly put on display.
Glad you took basing as your personal mission for the hobby. All those little black circles ⚫ out there, unloved and unflocked..But here you are aiming for "No base left behind" attitude. well cheers to you and your multitude of basing videos
"have fun and don't let anyone stop you" is the absolute best thing I have heard you say. I have only recently found your channel. I've watched, and saved, a bunch of your videos lately. It wasn't until I heard what I just quoted that I decided to actually subscribe. There have been many other things that got me close but that was it. I have built model kits (mostly car but a few random miniature figures) for well over 30 years now. I always wanted to get into wargaming but there has never been a real interest from others in my area. When I built things for D&D, Warhammer, or whatever, it was just for enjoyment. Recently I have been been really interested in building miniatures and items that are more related to wargaming. I noticed quickly that the "rivet counters" and/or perfectionists plague this genre of a hobby also. Any hobby is supposed to be about enjoying your time spent doing it. Doesn't matter if it's hardcore gaming, model building, miniature painting, scrapbooking, or whatever. That line hit me as the same thing I've tried to tell everyone about any hobby I've ever dealt with. Screw what anyone says, do what makes you happy and allows you to enjoy it. It's great to get constructive criticism and to search out ways to get better but don't be discouraged if you can't do it. Understand that you may have limitations due to whatever reason. Skill, money, time, resources, whatever. Do the best you can with what you got and enjoy yourself. Lol. Sorry for such a long reply here. That one little sentence screams a whole lot. I just wish more people understood it. I have seen so many people quit things they really like because they feel they aren't "good enough" for people that don't really matter. "have fun and don't let anyone stop you"
Thanks to a friend showing me how to base (AND referring me to this channel) I now exclusively 3D print my (dnd)models, and leave the bases as blank as possible. Yes, 3D printing is cool and all (and way easier than you'd think!) but just doing some arts and crafts on a base is still really cool! Especially how YOU do it... I never thought I'd use kitty litter for a base... but here I am! Recycling EVERYTHING... how cool is that? (Joking with the recycling kitty litter by the way XD)
Creative juices sounds like a brand name for home made moonshine lol Seriously though thanks for the vid I am considering re-doing my army's bases and this will help greatly in picking the right scheme
Excellent video (as always). Personally I would say that the appearance of elevation/irregularity rather than necessarily actual elevation is the important part. If every model is on a little hill it can start to look weird (to me). I generally use some sculpted textured basing paste and ‘bits’ to create undulations on the surface to lose the flat base look but save the ‘rocky promontory’ look for characters or larger bases. Also, excellent points about the base, and base edge, colours. Definitely agree with Jay that a consistent and/or complementary edge colour or theme is just as, or more powerful than, the, apparently hobby mandated, black base edging…
I have a severe disdain for clear bases. Sure the idea of them being universal is cool but they bring down the quality and plus you will always have that floating gap between any board and the miniature.
I'm the same, I get the idea of going well on any terrain but by themselves they look as good to me as a mini with an unfinished base. Plus basing is always a very fun time to me, so why skip it ?!
Not popular but I don’t base my models anymore. Pure black bases, imo they make models pop. But that’s my opinion. Random question. Anyone know if I buy aos ardboyz, do they fit on 25mm square fantasy bases in a line?
I'm having trouble figuring out a base scheme for my death guard, mainly how to do mud to match the Grimdark of my minis. I'll have to watch you're tutorials again!
Please can you direct me to your video at 2:40 ? Or anyone i been searching in eons of battle library but can't find it please i really love Legion of the damned minis if they have a video about it i must see it!!!!
Back about 6yrs ago I made a video in several bases. After seeing this and all your cool basing videos, I kinda wanna revisit my basing video and see how my basing techniques have improved. Look forward to more videos my friend!
Paint that bonesinger! A crime to leave such a model unpainted! :P Good video btw, I took it upon myself to make some space hulk themed bases for my own army.
I generally don't put weights underneath bases, but some minis are so off-balance - usually because the base is too small - that they demand weighting, otherwise they tip over every 5 minutes.
Easiest bases I ever did was for a Necron Tomb World theme for my Immortals: literally just cut-out pieces of the box they came in sprayed black and dry-brushed bright green. Pretty sure I learned how to do that on this channel, as a matter of fact!
For easy to make, some artificial bases are actually the simplest to make. Things like a modern base using some finer sandpaper, paint a dark grey, then a drybrush of a lighter grey. Then add road markings with off white or yellow. It's also rather easy to upgrade it with cracks, debris, and similar. As for washers, they're normally worth using only on the very strangely balanced miniatures that are just unstable. One of the WizKids male water genasi druids from their Nolzur's line (The one with the crashing wave), is something that on a normal base will just randomly fall over if you don't do something to weight the base.
I would love to sere a comparison of the Cobalt Keep bases to actual GW bases. If there isn't a huge difference I could see using them. But if there is a significant difference I would have to rebase almost 100 Necrons again.... lol
As someone who almost adds some 3d printed parts to my minis, I think slightly fancier printed bases for like..... charactes and elite models is fine, but I almost always use the standard GW bases because it feels so right
2:11 at some point during the listing of materials... I thought he said "crack cocaine..." ... ... 😳 He said " _crackle medium_ ".... " *_CRACKLE_* MEDIUM " ... !!!
2:11 at some point during the listing of materials... I thought he said "crack cocaine..." ... ... 😳 He said "crackle media".... "_CRACKLE_ **MEDIA** "
I dislike making bases. I don't like how most materials work - or rather, don't - and the scale, while manageable for the tip of my brush, is not conducive to creative work with these shovel-hands. But I've gained a newfound appreciation and love for basing after I bought my 3D printer. I've made several toppers and scatter stuff to put on bases. My Skaven have just ransacked through a library and their bases have books strewn all around them. Printing a pile of skulls you sculpted yourself costs you less than 10 cents for 30 skulls. I have even made money by starting to sell those basetoppers I've designed and printed initially for my own projects, but then when showing off the pictures people wanted them, so I spent a bit more time to polish them off and started selling the files! 3D printing is a great way to make your bases snazzy and unique in an easy way. Especially with toppers, where the whole basing process can be as simple as apply glue, stick a topper on, paint and done.
"One thing that's cooking my noodle". This word (noodle) gets me all the time, because in German, the "Nudel" is not only pasta, but also a slang word for, well, male reproductive organs. :)
Garlic powder or granulated garlic makes a good sand or mud depending on the glue used to adhere it. Also can help verify who's minis are whos at a game or area if some are painted in same scheme (liek both the same chapter or such roughly) when you can sniff the mini and go, ah yes, that's garlic and black pepper, clearly one of mine I believe all present can agree...
*"Have fun with it and don't let anybody stop you"* - REAL HOLY WORDS! In fact, my acquaintance and choice of Warhammer started from the bases. I saw fantasy miniatures, I saw space miniatures. And I asked: can I put these fantasy miniatures on round bases? I almost got killed for this question, literally. I was told: "If you like round bases - get out into the children's 40k #$%@ baby." Square Fantasy is for respectable adult mens only." For toxic asses only to be exact... I've been going with 40k ... for 20 years now. But I was especially happy in 2015 when Age of Sigmar appeared, and I was able to put some old fantasy models on round / oval bases. As I wanted from the very beginning. Hell yes, karma is real!
🤔 have SM in Moot and Corvus blac (halved scheme) and red (scarlet?) bolters… (creme robes, purple and yellow on the rims of the shoulder pads… seems like a pink/purple colour would work there… Then.. Necrons in violet-silver and turquoise shoulders… 🤔
One exception regarding adding weight to bases: Resin/printed minis *will* shatter into many pieces if dropped, regardless of how light they are. Resin is much less flexible and more brittle than GW plastic, so they can't survive a drop the same way a GW model can. Might as well weigh the bases down at that point.
I need to go buy some zipties. I have some Star Wars characters that need some real extra thicc wiring. In terms of basing color I try to keep the colors on the base accenting those on the mini, or in the base of armies, based on the army lore. Sisters are on jungle bases, Khorney Chaos are on blood soaked desolate bases. Warcry guys are all on diorama styled craggy plataeu bases. My Star Wars Legion guys are all on on specific planet, the one all of my terrain is crafter for. So the Rebels all blend in (and I mean REALLY blend in, I did too good with the camo) while the Imperials all stand out. As for the coin on the bottom of the base: I only do it for top heavy models. Like those with banners or if the base is too small for the mini.
To me most of these elevated bases just look bloated and overloaded. I definitely prefer the flat-as-a-pancake design for models that are used for gaming. Additionally it looks weird to have models with a huge desert rock under its feet when you play on a snowy terrain for example. I'd rather have plain black bases that total mismatches.
Weighting bases with coins and washers: bad Weighting bases with magnets: good? I use thin steel disks. They’re light and cheap. Rather than magnetizing all my bases, I just then magnetize the storage bin.
Hey I know I'm really late to the party on this one, but can someone tell me what that tau model was at the beginning of the video around the 30 second mark? Obviously 3rd party but she's kinda cool.
Putting your model on a giant rock or 3 feet high elevated floor is kind of like buying a sports car when you're 50. It looks ridiculous and like you have a tiny servo arm.
9:10 I painted the rims of my ultramarines with macragge blue without knowing people say black, it was my instinct and I see it like the base has protruded from the earth and the model as being highlighted like a video game. This means my ultramarines are painted the same as the rim however the base itself is a dark brown/grey/green colour for contrast. I do however use a lot of metallic paint in my models so they pop for their shiny highlights too
Having consulted the association of Blood Bowl groundkeepers they inform me that a flat uniform pitch is a must and the heretical opinion of @eonsofbattle have earnt him a lifetime ban from stadiums and training grounds.
the only problem I have with your videos, is that, after seeing them, I want to rebase my whole army
Yes. I can relate. But I try to move on and learn from my mistakes. Its fun to sometime Go back and check a model you made 15 years ago vs now.
Same!
Same bro
I'm in the process of trying to do that now to two armies so i know it's gonna be rough I just want to do it well this time so I don't need to do it again later on.
EoB is the undisputed king of basing on youtube
Yeah, these days there's no other channel that comes close
...Based
True dat.
@@tymoteuszkosinski5352 Ya beat me to it lol
False. Miniac is the basing king.
We need a montage of just Jay's head pasted on various scenery and replacing people's heads!
Great timing! Just as I was thinking about how to base my new Tau
[Insert Generic TaU cAnT bE gOoD comment that has nothing to do with anything]
Most tau minis look great while some kind of mini is standing on top of their dismembered corpse... oh you're searching for some base decoration for your Tau... I always use tau as base decoration, looks cool if you ask me.
I used to do all my bases the same way back in the day when I started with this hobby. But now I find it just as exciting to come up with a new base concept for each project, as painting the miniatures themselves.
"Don't put weights in the bottom of your bases! .... Bur also put heavy magnets in the bottom of your bases" :p
magnets arent heavy, one magnet in a base is much lighter than a nickel or a pair of pennies.
@@EonsOfBattle only if you are using lame magnets.
Yeah he's always got plenty of bad advice. This video has much less factually false info than most for him. When I want to be annoyed by a ebay type "pro painter" making videos I check his videos. Go watch hobby cheating do yourself a favor it'll lead you to actual pro's.
@@dlmdlm7685 Nah man- I think you took my sarcasm for sincerity. I don't always agree with everything Jay says but he usually gives pretty good advice. After watching thousands of hobby vids over the last decade I am a pretty good judge of what is and what is not bad advice and Jay's stuff is- far more often than not- good advice.
EoB: Don’t add washers
Me: *looks at box of washers I bought for bases*
Going to be putting washers on mine as I'm lining my storage trays with magnetic sheet for them to stick too :)
The weight on the bottom of the miniatures is to help stop them from falling over in my experience. Weighted miniatures feel better to move and set down I think.
@@bryannelson01 Like nice chess pieces. You want them to almost thunk when you put them down
"Don't add washes because they'll add more weight. More weight = harder fall"
*adds equally heavy magnets*
Kill Team player here soooo, sadly I avoid added height
I spent around an entire week prepping all my Gloomspite bases with various sands and stones, sticking wire through it and sculpting small rivolets of muddy water. Then sculpted more than a 100 mushrooms for all the bases varying sizes. Yes even for the humble spear&shield goblins.
I love painting and making bases. Especially when tackling an entire army at once!
Personally, I tend to treat bases the same way Sideshow Collectibles treats their premium statues. The base is as much a part a canvas as the character inhabiting it, and can convey as much personality as the body language or facial expression of the miniature.
Part of the reason I do this is because far too often, miniature games in my circle tend to be picked up and abandoned. It's hard to maintain interest in a mini if you're assembling it purely for a game, but I've found that treating each one as a miniature diorama helps me appreciate the aesthetic of the model more, and I've ended up keeping a lot of pieces that while I have no use for them, still end up being pieces I admire and proudly put on display.
Glad you took basing as your personal mission for the hobby. All those little black circles ⚫ out there, unloved and unflocked..But here you are aiming for "No base left behind" attitude. well cheers to you and your multitude of basing videos
"have fun and don't let anyone stop you" is the absolute best thing I have heard you say.
I have only recently found your channel. I've watched, and saved, a bunch of your videos lately. It wasn't until I heard what I just quoted that I decided to actually subscribe. There have been many other things that got me close but that was it.
I have built model kits (mostly car but a few random miniature figures) for well over 30 years now. I always wanted to get into wargaming but there has never been a real interest from others in my area. When I built things for D&D, Warhammer, or whatever, it was just for enjoyment.
Recently I have been been really interested in building miniatures and items that are more related to wargaming. I noticed quickly that the "rivet counters" and/or perfectionists plague this genre of a hobby also.
Any hobby is supposed to be about enjoying your time spent doing it. Doesn't matter if it's hardcore gaming, model building, miniature painting, scrapbooking, or whatever.
That line hit me as the same thing I've tried to tell everyone about any hobby I've ever dealt with. Screw what anyone says, do what makes you happy and allows you to enjoy it. It's great to get constructive criticism and to search out ways to get better but don't be discouraged if you can't do it. Understand that you may have limitations due to whatever reason. Skill, money, time, resources, whatever. Do the best you can with what you got and enjoy yourself.
Lol. Sorry for such a long reply here. That one little sentence screams a whole lot. I just wish more people understood it. I have seen so many people quit things they really like because they feel they aren't "good enough" for people that don't really matter.
"have fun and don't let anyone stop you"
"Have fun and dont let anyone stop you" are words to live by imo. Glad youre sticking around, by the way!
Thanks to a friend showing me how to base (AND referring me to this channel) I now exclusively 3D print my (dnd)models, and leave the bases as blank as possible. Yes, 3D printing is cool and all (and way easier than you'd think!) but just doing some arts and crafts on a base is still really cool! Especially how YOU do it... I never thought I'd use kitty litter for a base... but here I am! Recycling EVERYTHING... how cool is that?
(Joking with the recycling kitty litter by the way XD)
What 3d printer do you use?
@@toddhuck2063 elegoo mars 3! :D
Creative juices sounds like a brand name for home made moonshine lol
Seriously though thanks for the vid I am considering re-doing my army's bases and this will help greatly in picking the right scheme
Flat base with dirt, rock and tuft of grass. Pet peeve as well. Especially when it doesn't suit mini. Great video.
EoB tutorials will turn you into a master baser!
This video is *Based!*
Laughs in playing game that comes with scenic bases.
I'm not alone for collecting Gelato jars for basing. :)
Great video as always! And I think your right homemade bases are not disappearing anytime soon
I nearly died when I saw the clear round ice-cream container with basing stuff in it cause I literly only use those now to store my stuff.
Love yer stuff ! Keep up da good work!
Ah yes the trinity of colors, Red, White, and Dirty
Excellent video (as always). Personally I would say that the appearance of elevation/irregularity rather than necessarily actual elevation is the important part. If every model is on a little hill it can start to look weird (to me). I generally use some sculpted textured basing paste and ‘bits’ to create undulations on the surface to lose the flat base look but save the ‘rocky promontory’ look for characters or larger bases.
Also, excellent points about the base, and base edge, colours. Definitely agree with Jay that a consistent and/or complementary edge colour or theme is just as, or more powerful than, the, apparently hobby mandated, black base edging…
Neon green base edging is the only way.
Oldhammer for life.
Bring back squats GW... please....
I have a severe disdain for clear bases. Sure the idea of them being universal is cool but they bring down the quality and plus you will always have that floating gap between any board and the miniature.
I'm the same, I get the idea of going well on any terrain but by themselves they look as good to me as a mini with an unfinished base. Plus basing is always a very fun time to me, so why skip it ?!
I agree, especially when the clear base gets scratches on the bottom from playing on most gaming tables.
Oops my chaplain was featured at the end but ironically it’s just on an empty painted base (still making one)
Magnetic bases would be fun for a sci fi game, walking on walls and stuff in a space station.
it is really fun to stick models all over your fridge!
I'm thinking a light gray terrain for my eldar with ruins features. As if they were guarding the remains of their lost civilization.
Talking to a friend about basing his mini today then I sent him some links to you.
Not popular but I don’t base my models anymore. Pure black bases, imo they make models pop. But that’s my opinion.
Random question. Anyone know if I buy aos ardboyz, do they fit on 25mm square fantasy bases in a line?
I'm having trouble figuring out a base scheme for my death guard, mainly how to do mud to match the Grimdark of my minis. I'll have to watch you're tutorials again!
Your basing playlist is a must watch!
Please can you direct me to your video at 2:40 ?
Or anyone i been searching in eons of battle library but can't find it please i really love Legion of the damned minis if they have a video about it i must see it!!!!
I do love the captions.. Necrons have become Neck runs.
Also, great video and wants make to do actual basing for change..
Don’t forget to like and comment to appease the almighty algorithm 👍🏼
Whelp, off to jail then because I don’t do anything to the bases other than paint them black
Did i just see the HAMILTON STAGE???!!!
I was not expecting a Food/Film Theory parody opener. Can you do a Mikerophone one?
i need to know what figures the ones shown in the cobalt keep advertisement as seen at about 7:44 are..........because i need them
they are Malifaux minis! they are mannequins and showgirls from the performers boxes www.wyrd-games.net/colette
@@EonsOfBattle thank you kindly sir..........now off to buy them
I use my rim colour to tell me the team (blue for deathskulls orks, black for goffs)
If it wasn’t for EOB’s tutorials I would be in texture paint hell
Also 12:38 woooooo
Still waiting for that cursed city base
There may be hope for my bases too.... Thank you so much for this informative video, keep up the awesome job! ☺️
Had some fun basing my NH and SE a while back. I used plaster parts made for RPG scenery originaly. A cemetery/broken cathedral looks awsome
Back about 6yrs ago I made a video in several bases. After seeing this and all your cool basing videos, I kinda wanna revisit my basing video and see how my basing techniques have improved. Look forward to more videos my friend!
Your floor tiles tutorial inspired my Emperor's Children bases. Purple armour vs tan sand and cracked red and grey tiles
Paint that bonesinger! A crime to leave such a model unpainted! :P Good video btw, I took it upon myself to make some space hulk themed bases for my own army.
this video has inspired me to base my world eaters in a parking lot
I screamed at the shoebox bit. Bad jumpscare
I generally don't put weights underneath bases, but some minis are so off-balance - usually because the base is too small - that they demand weighting, otherwise they tip over every 5 minutes.
Jay has clearly never tried to move Hormagaunts around a table without weighted bases.
Nice concise overview of the world of basing..
Somehow I feel this guy has never been to the Netherlands 😉🤣
you know it!
@@EonsOfBattle 🤣🤣
and here I am buying the sector imperialis bases
Come to Saskatchewan. You will see flat lol.
He did not just rip off matpats opening
Matpat sux
I watched your Giant's Causeway basing video and it helped me so much with crafting block. Now my Company Commander has her hero base.
Thanks so much.
Easiest bases I ever did was for a Necron Tomb World theme for my Immortals: literally just cut-out pieces of the box they came in sprayed black and dry-brushed bright green.
Pretty sure I learned how to do that on this channel, as a matter of fact!
YES the old classic Necron tomb world base
I was just searching some basing ideas for my Lady Olynder, I love her model and I want a fitting base.
So many of these models look great and make me want to build them. Anyone know where the Nuka Girl and the tau from 9:20 can be bought?
the Nuka Girl is from the modiphius fallout miniatures range, and the tau are from a company called wargames exclusive
@@minigamerjeonsofbattle9376 Cheers dude
@@minigamerjeonsofbattle9376 god bless you sir
Loaded up all the comments here just to search if someone asked this. God bless you too
dare i say that this video is.......Based ?
For easy to make, some artificial bases are actually the simplest to make.
Things like a modern base using some finer sandpaper, paint a dark grey, then a drybrush of a lighter grey. Then add road markings with off white or yellow. It's also rather easy to upgrade it with cracks, debris, and similar.
As for washers, they're normally worth using only on the very strangely balanced miniatures that are just unstable. One of the WizKids male water genasi druids from their Nolzur's line (The one with the crashing wave), is something that on a normal base will just randomly fall over if you don't do something to weight the base.
This video is rated: BASED
I would love to sere a comparison of the Cobalt Keep bases to actual GW bases. If there isn't a huge difference I could see using them. But if there is a significant difference I would have to rebase almost 100 Necrons again.... lol
its all about that base bout that base no minis
Visibly cringed when you shook that box. Vom.
YES there might have been some movie magic so that I was not actually shaking painted models.
As someone who almost adds some 3d printed parts to my minis, I think slightly fancier printed bases for like..... charactes and elite models is fine, but I almost always use the standard GW bases because it feels so right
2:11 at some point during the listing of materials... I thought he said "crack cocaine..." ... ... 😳
He said " _crackle medium_ "....
" *_CRACKLE_* MEDIUM " ... !!!
2:11 at some point during the listing of materials... I thought he said "crack cocaine..." ... ... 😳
He said "crackle media"....
"_CRACKLE_ **MEDIA** "
I dislike making bases. I don't like how most materials work - or rather, don't - and the scale, while manageable for the tip of my brush, is not conducive to creative work with these shovel-hands.
But I've gained a newfound appreciation and love for basing after I bought my 3D printer. I've made several toppers and scatter stuff to put on bases. My Skaven have just ransacked through a library and their bases have books strewn all around them. Printing a pile of skulls you sculpted yourself costs you less than 10 cents for 30 skulls. I have even made money by starting to sell those basetoppers I've designed and printed initially for my own projects, but then when showing off the pictures people wanted them, so I spent a bit more time to polish them off and started selling the files!
3D printing is a great way to make your bases snazzy and unique in an easy way. Especially with toppers, where the whole basing process can be as simple as apply glue, stick a topper on, paint and done.
"One thing that's cooking my noodle". This word (noodle) gets me all the time, because in German, the "Nudel" is not only pasta, but also a slang word for, well, male reproductive organs. :)
I HATE basing miniatures...
But i'm wondering about using gauze with vinyl glue to make wire mesh for 40k... I have to do some testing
you could say this video is based
Is that a talenti ice cream container at 5:45?
I approve, those things are sturdy and perfectly sized for just about anything.
a uh "tau resting sniper" huh....
She's not dead she's resting!
Garlic powder or granulated garlic makes a good sand or mud depending on the glue used to adhere it. Also can help verify who's minis are whos at a game or area if some are painted in same scheme (liek both the same chapter or such roughly) when you can sniff the mini and go, ah yes, that's garlic and black pepper, clearly one of mine I believe all present can agree...
what's the alternative to Original Gorilla Glue? I couldn't find this brand over here and it will be crazily expensive to import it directly
The animations/editing in this vid were great!
Really useful insights and examples, thanks for sharing
You can paint the rims of your base any color you want as long as it is black.
*"Have fun with it and don't let anybody stop you"* - REAL HOLY WORDS!
In fact, my acquaintance and choice of Warhammer started from the bases. I saw fantasy miniatures, I saw space miniatures. And I asked: can I put these fantasy miniatures on round bases? I almost got killed for this question, literally. I was told: "If you like round bases - get out into the children's 40k #$%@ baby." Square Fantasy is for respectable adult mens only." For toxic asses only to be exact...
I've been going with 40k ... for 20 years now.
But I was especially happy in 2015 when Age of Sigmar appeared, and I was able to put some old fantasy models on round / oval bases. As I wanted from the very beginning.
Hell yes, karma is real!
I've been buying expensive resin bases, then duplicating them with blue stuff molds and cheap milliput.
AHHHH SHIT!!! YOU GOTS THE TALENTI HOMIE!!? Lololol it’s the nectar of the Gods… ehhh emmm…. I mean…. the Emperor God
🤔 have SM in Moot and Corvus blac (halved scheme) and red (scarlet?) bolters… (creme robes, purple and yellow on the rims of the shoulder pads… seems like a pink/purple colour would work there…
Then.. Necrons in violet-silver and turquoise shoulders… 🤔
Based?????
and elevated pilled
One exception regarding adding weight to bases: Resin/printed minis *will* shatter into many pieces if dropped, regardless of how light they are. Resin is much less flexible and more brittle than GW plastic, so they can't survive a drop the same way a GW model can. Might as well weigh the bases down at that point.
based be the emperor brothers
I need to go buy some zipties. I have some Star Wars characters that need some real extra thicc wiring.
In terms of basing color I try to keep the colors on the base accenting those on the mini, or in the base of armies, based on the army lore. Sisters are on jungle bases, Khorney Chaos are on blood soaked desolate bases. Warcry guys are all on diorama styled craggy plataeu bases. My Star Wars Legion guys are all on on specific planet, the one all of my terrain is crafter for. So the Rebels all blend in (and I mean REALLY blend in, I did too good with the camo) while the Imperials all stand out.
As for the coin on the bottom of the base: I only do it for top heavy models. Like those with banners or if the base is too small for the mini.
To me most of these elevated bases just look bloated and overloaded. I definitely prefer the flat-as-a-pancake design for models that are used for gaming. Additionally it looks weird to have models with a huge desert rock under its feet when you play on a snowy terrain for example. I'd rather have plain black bases that total mismatches.
Modelling putty for bases is an amazing tip!
Builder’s filler is just as good and usually even cheaper.
Weighting bases with coins and washers: bad
Weighting bases with magnets: good?
I use thin steel disks. They’re light and cheap. Rather than magnetizing all my bases, I just then magnetize the storage bin.
Hey I know I'm really late to the party on this one, but can someone tell me what that tau model was at the beginning of the video around the 30 second mark? Obviously 3rd party but she's kinda cool.
That last name on EoB complete had me dying. Great video!
Putting your model on a giant rock or 3 feet high elevated floor is kind of like buying a sports car when you're 50. It looks ridiculous and like you have a tiny servo arm.
I super glue a penny to the underside of the base. Helps keep those top-heavy models upright.
9:10 I painted the rims of my ultramarines with macragge blue without knowing people say black, it was my instinct and I see it like the base has protruded from the earth and the model as being highlighted like a video game. This means my ultramarines are painted the same as the rim however the base itself is a dark brown/grey/green colour for contrast. I do however use a lot of metallic paint in my models so they pop for their shiny highlights too
How do you make a base for the death Korea of Krieg and is there a certain one you prefer for them more?
And will that base fit any we’re while gaming or should I base foe every occasion?
And I broke off the legs of a 3 d printed figure how would I make them look like they are in deep mud because I don’t want to waste them 😊
Having consulted the association of Blood Bowl groundkeepers they inform me that a flat uniform pitch is a must and the heretical opinion of @eonsofbattle have earnt him a lifetime ban from stadiums and training grounds.
I’m a year late but that sponsor with Cobalt Keep is the first time I’ve clicked away from a video to check a sponsor out
And I like em
Wait... 32 becoming the standard? (Looks up in panic at his horde of tyranids)...
well... I guess the good news is I already started cutting all my skinks off of their slotta bases. Good excuse to get in some basing practice
When baseing nothing beats 2 part plumbers epoxy. all the wonders on milliput or anything else and cures in 10 minutes or less, cheaper as well